Cooper Smith
Cooper Smith (he/him) is a DJ and music producer with cerebral palsy who communicates through his music. Cooper works to champion diversity and inclusion in the music industry and has performed at a wide range of live events, including the 2023 Ability Fest and 2024 Australian Open. Cooper visits primary schools and high schools to talk with students about disability and inclusion across all areas of life. He loves music, fitness and dreams of modelling more.
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I love DJing because
I can really connect with the audience with my music.
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Hi, I’m Cooper Smith and I DJ.
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I think I'm quite privileged.
I’ve been to Europe
and I saw a lot of live music
and did a lot of networking.
I got so much good advice
and I am hoping that at one point
I can do the same for others.
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I’m a big believer in putting myself out there.
I feel people underestimate
people with disability,
and I think it’s all about
taking a bit more time.
I think one of the best ways
to make Australia more inclusive
is to provide more education
in schools about disability.
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At the end of the day,
just don’t compare yourself,
and I know it’s hard not to do that,
but I do feel like you live in your own timeline.
Just think of it that way.
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I’m Cooper Smith
and I’m an Ambassador
for the International Day
of People with Disability.
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Hayden Moon
Hayden Moon (he/they) is a dancer, writer, and passionate advocate for LGBTQIA+, First Nations and disability issues. Hayden has written extensively on his experiences through various publications, including a chapter in “Nothing to Hide – Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia”.
[Image appears of a photo of Hayden Moon smiling while dancing, and then the image changes to show another photo of Haden dancing]
Hayden Moon: I love Irish dancing.
[Image changes to show a Hayden smiling while holding a trophy, and then the image changes to show Hayden dancing in a studio]
It’s a huge part of my life, something I’m extremely passionate about.
[Image changes to show a medium view and then a close view of Hayden talking to the camera, and then image changes to show Hayden smiling at the camera]
It reminds me of my grandma and we were really close.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Hayden talking to the camera, and text appears: Hayden Moon, IDPwD Ambassador]
My name is Hayden Moon and I use he and they pronouns.
[Image changes to show a close view of Hayden talking to the camera]
I’m an advocate for mainly for the LGBTQIA+ community but also for the disabled community and First Nations communities.
[Image changes to show a medium view and then a close view of Hayden talking to the camera]
I’m a writer, I’m a dancer, performer, and I’m currently studying a PhD at the University of Sydney in the Theatre and Performance Studies department.
[Music plays as images move through to show Hayden looking at a book which a talking male is holding, and then the camera zoom’s in to the book, and then Hayden laughing with the male]
[Image changes to show a close and then a medium view of Hayden talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show Haden holding a cane while walking with a female on a sidewalk]
I have a few disabilities, but my main ones would be that I’m autistic and I’m legally blind, and so I move through the world quite differently to the average person.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Hayden talking to the camera]
I’m trans masculine.
[Images move through to show views of Hayden talking to the camera, a magazine photo of Hayden smiling, Hayden dancing on a stage outside, and then Hayden smiling at the camera]
I was assigned female at birth, but I identify with masculinity and I was the first openly trans person to compete in Irish dancing in Australia. When I affirmed my gender, I wanted to compete as a man, but the policy didn’t allow that.
[Image changes to show a close view of Hayden talking to the camera]
So it was a really rough time.
[Image changes to show a medium view and then a close view of Hayden talking to the camera]
I actually had to engage with some pro-bono lawyers who advocated with me for a change in the official policy to allow transgender people to compete as our true selves.
[Image changes to show Hayden smiling and holding a small trophy while standing beside an ‘Australian International Oireachtas’ banner]
We actually won that battle.
[Images move through to show Hayden smiling and holding a small trophy while standing beside various different dancing banners, and then views of Hayden talking to the camera]
So since 2018 transgender people can compete in Irish dancing competitions as their true selves all around Australia, which is something I’m very, very proud of achieving.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Hayden talking to the camera]
I did it for my community.
[Image changes to show various views of Hayden talking to the camera]
I just don’t want any other trans person to have to go through what I went through, but I’m really glad that I was able to do it. And now I get to dance on stage as myself and it’s one of the happiest feelings for me.
[Music plays as image changes to show a view looking up into a tree canopy, Hayden working on a laptop outside, Hayden’s hands typing, and then Hayden looking up]
[Image changes to show various medium and close views of Hayden talking to the camera]
I really struggled in school, but I really, like I knew I wanted to get to uni and I, I guess I knew in myself that I could get to uni.
[Image changes to show various views of Hayden talking with a female while sitting on a park bench, and then the image changes to show a close view of Hayden talking to the camera]
Being autistic has been an asset as a PhD student.
[Image changes to show a medium view and then a close view of Hayden talking to the camera]
I’m basically living my dream here as an autistic person researching a special interest every day and I absolutely love it.
[Image changes to show Hayden using a laptop outside, and then a medium view of Hayden talking to the camera.]
The fact that I got here and that my autism is an asset to what I do is just something that I’m really, really proud of.
[Image changes to show various views of Hayden laughing and talking with a female sitting on steps, and then the camera pans left as a female is approaches them waving.]
What I would say to young disabled people and disabled people in general is that there are people out there who will love and support you for who you are, and I’ve been that person who feels like I won’t find community.
[Image changes to show various medium and close views of Hayden talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show views of Hayden laughing and talking with two females]
But I promise you they’re out there and you will find people who will surround you with love and acceptance and I want that for you.
[Image changes to show Hayden holding a laptop and smiling at the camera, and then the image changes to show Hayden talking to the camera]
I’m Hayden Moon and I’m an Ambassador for International Day of People with Disability.
[Music plays and image changes to show a blue screen with the International Day of People with Disability logo, and text appears: www.idpwd.com.au]
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Khadija Gbla
Khadija Gbla (she/they) is a renowned award-winning intuitive speaker, human rights activist and compassionate thought leader. Born in Sierra Leone, Khadija came to Australia as a refugee at the age of 13. Khadija is determined to build a more inclusive, culturally aware, safe and accepting society no matter our differences through heart-centredness.
[Music plays and an image appears of Khadija Gbla holding a dog, and then the image changes to show a medium view of Khadija talking to the camera]
Khadija Gbla: I focus on what I can do about creating the world I want and that starts with me. It starts the way I raise my child.
[Images move through to show Khadija walking her dog with a female towards the camera, a rear view of Khadija walking then turning and laughing, and then views of Khadija talking to the camera]
So I wear bright clothes, I am loud, I am happy because that itself is a form of resistance that says I belong here.
[Music plays as image changes to show Khadija walking her dog with a female towards the camera, and then Khadija crouched smiling at her dog beside her]
[Image changes to show a medium view of Khadija talking to the camera, and text appears: Khadija Gbla, IDPwD 2024 Ambassador]
Hi, my name is Khadija. I live in South Australia, also known as Kaurna Land.
[Image changes to show a leafy bush, and then the image changes to show Khadija smiling and cuddling her dog]
I was born in Sierra Leone, came to Australia as a refugee in 2001.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Khadija talking to the camera]
I am a human rights activist. I run my own cross-cultural consultant.
[Image changes to show Khadija reading a Mother’s Day card, and then a rear view of Khadija reading the card, and then Khadija smiling and laughing while reading the card]
But my most important role is as a Mum to a beautiful baby who is also disabled like myself.
[Images move through to show medium and close views of Khadija talking to the camera, and then Khadija’s finger tracing the heart on a Mother’s Day card]
My disabilities include fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, autism and ADHD and a bunch of other co-presentations because you get one and you start picking the rest of them like a collection item to be honest.
[Images move through to show Khadija’s sad face, a medium view of Khadija talking to the camera, a close view of Khadija talking to the camera]
I have spent most of my life not being allowed to actually be disabled, to express that disability, because of cultural reasons and fear of stigma.
[Images move through to show medium and close views of Khadija talking to the camera, Khadija smiling at a blue card, and then a close view of Khadija smiling]
Then I had my beautiful baby boy who was found to be autistic and all I saw was perfection. I saw what he can be and it gave me the gift of looking back inside myself and going, what if I give the same things to Khadija, little Khadija?
[Music plays as image changes to show the Mother’s Day message inside a card, and then the image changes to show a close view of a stuffed toy dragon beside artworks]
[Images move through to show pink flowers in a vase, a medium view of Khadija talking to the camera, and then various views of Khadija talking with a smiling female under the porch]
One of the reasons I became a human rights activist is the belief that all people, especially people who are marginalised like disabled people, deserve equality.
[Images move through to show a painting of Khadija, Khadija putting on her glasses, Khadija’s fingers using a keyboard, and then Khadija talking to the camera]
What it means for me to be an Ambassador for International Day of People with Disability, I think it highlights my journey and the journey of my child, which is that disability is a natural part of life.
[Images move through to show a wide view of a panel of four with Khadija talking, Khadija talking into a microphone, and then close and medium views of Khadija talking to the camera]
Our community has the ability to focus on the positives, to see each and every one of us in our unique self that we are exactly what we all need to make our world better, to also solve the problems we are facing.
[Images move through to show a medium view of Khadija talking to the camera, Khadija writing notes beside her laptop, Khadija smiling, and then Khadija using her laptop]
Half of the magical things about me come from the fact that I’m neurological, and I see the world in such a unique way, and that is not something that I want to lose.
[Images move through to show a medium view of Khadija talking to the camera, a close view of Khadija talking to the camera, and then Khadija cuddling her dog on the lawn]
To disabled people, we deserve to exist without apology of who we are.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Khadija turning around and smiling at the camera, and then the image changes to show Khadija talking to the camera]
My name is Khadija Gbla. I am a proud Ambassador for International Day of People with Disability.
[Music plays and image changes to show a blue screen with the International Day of People with Disability logo, and text appears: www.idpwd.com.au]
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Marcus Dadd
Marcus Dadd (he/him) is a farmer from Mudgee in NSW, Australian National University Environmental Science and Agriculture graduate with honours (focusing on sustainable beef production) and disability advocate. Working on a large cattle station in the Northern Territory in 2024, Marcus is passionate about inclusivity, sustainability and incorporating climate-positive practices into agriculture.
[Music plays as an image appears of a mountain viewed through branches, and then the image changes to show a steep rock wall towing over trees]
[Images move through to show Marcas Dadd sitting on a rock smiling, bees making their home on a gum tree, and then a hawk watching from a branch]
Marcus Dadd: Australia really is a country of great diversity in its landscapes, its wildlife.
[Images move through to show Marcus looking to the left, a close up of leaves and budding flowers, and then a bird at the top of a tall dead tree]
When you get to these places and you’ve got the whole place to yourself and it’s a very special moment.
[Music plays and images move through to show a view looking down at a river in the bush, and then the image changes to show Marcus talking to the camera, and text appears: Marcus Dadd, IDPwD ambassador]
I’m Marcus Dadd, I’m coming to you today from Katherine in the Northern Territory.
[Images move through to show a view of a bridge over a river, two cars driving along a road, the sun shining behind a tree trunk, Marcus talking to the camera, and then Marcus using crutches]
I was born with a rare neurological condition called Waardenburg syndrome, type four, and that has an impact on my mobility.
[Image changes to show views of Marcus using crutches as he walks through the bush]
I use a combination of a wheelchair and crutches.
[Image changes to show Marcus talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show various views of Marcus sitting under a tree]
I was born profoundly deaf and received bilateral cochlear implants when I was two years of age.
[Music plays as image changes to show Marcus giving the thumbs up while standing on a trailer loaded with sheep, and then the image changes to show Marcus smiling while holding a calf]
[Images move through to show Marcus with various stock animals, Marcus working in a vineyard, Marcus talking to the camera, views of Marcus beside a fence, and then Marcus’ arm and crutch]
I’ve always been around agriculture my entire life, but really it was in 2020 when the drought broke back home that I knew agriculture was my destiny and what I wanted to make a career of.
[Image changes to show various views of Marcus using crutches as he walks]
So this role I’m currently on is a graduate position.
[Images move through to show Marcus talking to the camera, views of Marcus looking at cattle, Marcus’s side profile, a road beside a paddock, a cow’s face, and then Marcus talking to the camera]
My first rotation has been working in the stock camp as a ringer, following an incredible four and a half years down in Canberra at ANU where I did a Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability, Advanced Honours.
[Music plays as image changes to show cattle sniffing Marcus’ hand over a fence, and then the image changes to show Marcus’s hand scratching a cow’s face]
[Images move through to show Marcus talking to the camera, various views through a windscreen travelling on a road, and then trees flashing past]
My family invested in different mechanisms that would help me get around and make my life easier and my work easier.
[Images move through to show views of a road sign of town distances, Marcus talking to the camera, trees flashing past, various views of Marcus driving, and then the rearview mirror]
We got our first car modified about five years ago, a ring that sits out on your steering wheel and you push that as your accelerator.
[Images move through to show a truck in the side mirror, and then the image changes to show Marcus’s hand pushing a lever beside the steering wheel]
Over where your indicator is you’ve got a lever and you push that in and that’s your brake.
[Images move through to show Marcus’ hands on the steering wheel, Marcus driving with crutches beside him, and then a view from inside the car of Marcus driving on the road]
It’s been a revelation getting them put in to give me the freedom to be able to live my life the way I want to.
[Images move through to show various dirt roads through a windscreen, paddocks flashing past, Marcus talking to the camera, and then passing a pivot sprayer]
As technological advancements continue it really opens the doors for a lot of people with disabilities to get involved.
[Image changes to show a view of a dirt road leading to a farm through a windscreen]
Agriculture as an industry needs a real diversity of skills.
[Images move through to show Marcus talking to the camera, various views of Marcus using crutches as he walks beside his car]
There’s that awareness and that understanding, people are more accepting, I suppose, of disability in agriculture.
[Images move through to show Marcus’ hand holding his crutch, a rear profile of Marcus, and then the image changes to show Marcus talking to the camera]
It’s a huge honour to be an Ambassador for International Day of People with Disability.
[Images move through to show Marcus smiling sitting under a tree, rear view or Marcus under a tree, and then Marcus beside his car]
I hope I can inspire people to really chase their dreams.
[Images move through to show Marcus with crutches smiling and giving the thumbs up, Marcus beside a large dead tree, Marcus smiling, and then Marcus looking at various mountain views]
I’ve always been very optimistic my entire life, looked at what I can do as opposed to what I can’t do.
[Images move through to show views of Marcus beside his car, gum trees, Marcus walking to a yard with crutches, Marcus talking to the camera, and then views of Marcus smiling at the camera]
If you approach life and you have a go and, sure, it might need slight alteration or adaptation, but always with the end goal to achieving what I want to achieve.
[Image changes to show Marcus talking to the camera and then smiling]
I’m Marcus Dadd and I’m an Ambassador for International Day of People with Disability.
[Music plays and image changes to show a blue screen with the International Day of People with Disability logo, and text appears: www.idpwd.com.au]
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Sean Skeels and Marley Whatarau
Sean Skeels (he/him) and Marley Whatarau (he/him) are best friends who have bonded through dancing and making cooking videos together. They have gained popularity on Instagram and TikTok through their “Get Down with Sean and Marley’ videos. Last year they received the TikTok for Good Award, which recognises creators who strive to create positive change in their communities.
[Image appears of Marley Whatarau cracking an egg into a bowl, and then the image changes to show Marley and Sean Skeels doing a special handshake together and then laughing]
Marley Whatarau: This our dream together. Like I want to help people.
[Image changes to show Sean listening on the right while Marley is talking to the camera on the left]
This our goal.
[Image changes to show a split screen of Sean smiling on the left and Marley pointing at the camera on the right, and text appears: Sean and Marley]
Like we make our videos, make people happy.
[Music plays as image changes to show Marley and Sean smiling giving each other a high five and then Marley talking]
There you go.
[Music plays as image changes to show Sean’s hands tipping a bowl of whisked eggs into a flour mix, and then the image changes to show Sean watching Marley mixing with a wooden spoon]
[Image changes to show Sean’s hands using a spoon to scrape down Marley’s wooden spoon]
My name is Marley.
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean listens on the right, and then Sean talking to the camera while Marley listens, and text appears: Marley Whatarau, IDPwD 2024 Ambassador, Sean Skeels, IDPwD 2024 Ambassador]
We are from Penrith, Sydney.
Sean Skeels: I am Sean.
Marley Whatarau: Say Penrith, Sydney.
Sean Skeels: Penrith, Sydney.
[Music plays and image changes to show Sean and Marley playing UNO outside]
[Image changes to show Marley’s hands holding UNO cards, and then camera pans out to show Sean holding UNO cards and laughing]
Marley Whatarau: I know Sean since primary school.
[Image changes to show Marley celebrating while Sean puts his cards on the table, and then the image changes to show Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean is listening on the right]
We are best friends, we are close friends.
[Image changes to show Sean talking to the camera on the left while Marley is listening on the right]
Sean Skeels: He is a friend, he always will be.
[Image changes to show a photo of Marley and Sean dressed up with Marley driving a vehicle, and then the image changes to show a photo of Marley and Sean in suits dancing at a party]
Marley Whatarau: We have fun together.
[Image changes to show Marley and Sean at a ‘Colour Run’]
Sean Steels: Yeah, fun.
[Image changes to show the ‘Get Down with Sean and Marley’ website]
Marley Whatarau: Like Get Down with Sean and Marley.
[Image changes to show the TikTok website profile for ‘Get Down With Sean And Marley’ and then the site slowly scrolls down]
Sean Skeels: Yeah, we’ve got four million…
Marley Whatarau: … four million followers with TikTok. We won the TikTok Awards.
[Image changes to show Sean and Marley holding a trophy together, and then the camera zooms in on the TikTok inscription on the trophy]
Sean Skeels: We really loved the TikTok Awards.
[Image changes to show a smartphone filming Sean watching Marley cooking, and then the camera zooms in to the meat frying in the pan, and then Marley helping Sean tip vegetables into the pan]
Marley Whatarau: I love cooking, my teacher, Ms Hooroo, taught us.
[Image changes to show Sean talking to the camera on the left while Marley is listening on the right, and then Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean listens on the right]
Sean Skeels: I love spaghetti bolognaise.
Marley Whatarau: Spaghetti bolognaise, his favourite.
Sean Skeels: Yeah, favourite.
[Image changes to show Sean and Marley standing and eating, and then the image changes to show Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean listens on the right]
Marley Whatarau: We have disabilities, we have Down syndrome. You have to give people a chance.
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera]
Have to respect us, like me and Sean.
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean listens and rubs his eyes on the right]
Like we are good and human like you are.
[Image changes to show Sean hitting a fist into his palm while talking to the camera on the left while Marley listens on the right, and then Sean puts his arm around Marley]
Sean Skeels: Yeah, you better. Good on the boys. You did it mate.
[Music plays and image changes to show various views of Marley trying to kick a soccer ball past Sean, and then Sean kicking the ball and then they both celebrate]
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean listens on the right]
Marley Whatarau: I feel proud of myself and Sean’s self.
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera]
We are ambassadors, and we have disabilities.
[Images move through to show Sean laughing with Marley holding the ball, Sean and Marley talking together, and then Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean listens on the right]
This is our chance, we are good and happy.
[Images move through to show Marley talking to the camera, Sean and Marley talking together in the kitchen, Marley excitedly opening Sean’s bedroom door talking, and then Sean sitting up in bed]
I love this, like talk about disabilities, we’ve got Down syndrome, talk about our social media, YouTube.
[Image changes to show Marley in the Sean’s bedroom doorway talking]
Let’s cook some breakfast.
[Image changes to show Sean sitting up in bed celebrating]
Sean Steels: Breakfast!
[Music plays as image changes to show a video of Marley as Batman and Sean as robin behind a ‘Get Down with Sean and Marley’ title]
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show Marley and Sean smiling at the camera]
Marley Whatarau: Don’t give up, keep pushing. Keep pushing yourself and keep our lives better.
[Music plays and image changes to show Marley and Sean posing as action figures laughing]
[Image changes to show Marley talking on the left, and then Sean talking on the right]
You ready?
Sean Skeels: You ready? Be serious.
[Image changes to show Marley turning and talking to the camera on the left, and then Sean talking on the right]
Marley Whatarau: Alright, let’s do this. Okay, go Sean, I am.
Sean Steels: I am Sean.
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera]
Marley Whatarau: I am Marley.
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean listens on the right and then they both point to the camera smiling as the camera pans in on Marley]
We are Ambassadors for International Day of People with Disabilities. Hey,
Sean Skeels: Hey.
[Image changes to show Marley talking to the camera on the left while Sean laughs and bows on the right]
Marley Whatarau: Got it?
Producer: We got it.
Marley Whatarau: Hey, we got it!
[Music plays and image changes to show a blue screen with the International Day of People with Disability logo, and text appears: www.idpwd.com.au]
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Sara Shams
Sara Shams (she/her) is a disability advocate, model, speaker, and healthcare professional. She is passionate about establishing equal opportunities, creating inclusive environments, and increasing the representation of people with disabilities, particularly from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Sara advocates for an intersectional approach to inclusion, recognising the unique challenges faced by individuals at the intersection of race, disability, and other marginalised identities. As a modelling inclusion ambassador, she works with the fashion and media industries to amplify diversity and ensure authentic representation of all disabled communities.
[An image appears of Sara Shams modelling a dress on a street runway, and then the image changes to show a medium view of Sara talking to the camera]
Sara Shams: One in five Australians have a disability and we’re all different and there’s beauty in disability as well.
[Music plays as images move through to show Sara patting a dog, a bee landing on a lavender flower, and then Sara sitting on the grass patting the dog]
[Images move through to show medium and close views of Sara talking to the camera, and text appears: Sara Shams IDPwD 2024 Ambassador]
I’m Sara. I’m a speaker, creator, actor, disability advocate and board director and I was born with a condition known as Tibial Hemimelia, which is the absence of the tibial side of the legs and feet.
[Music plays as image changes to show Sara talking with a male watering a garden, Sara’s hand resting on the male’s shoulder, and then the male’s hand holding the hose squirting water]
[Image changes to show a close view of Sara talking to the camera]
Growing up, I always hid my legs. I always hid my disability.
[Images move through to show a medium and then a close view of Sara talking to the camera, and then a close and a wide view of Sara twirling and smiling in front of a mirror]
There was a distinct lack of people with disabilities in media, in magazines, on TV and honestly, it was literally in the last three or four years where I asked myself a few questions. Why was I ashamed? What was I pushing away?
[Image changes to show a medium view of Sara talking to the camera]
And the biggest question that really made me rethink my choices was what message am I sending to others like myself?
[Image changes to show a close view of Sara talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show Sara’s Instagram page]
And that’s when I started my Instagram page called No Legs, No Worries.
[Music plays as image changes to show Sara throwing the ball for the dog, and then the image changes to show Sara laughing]
[Images move through to show the dog trotting with the ball in its mouth, views of Sara talking to the camera, views of Sara modelling for photographers, and then Sara smiling]
I wanted to be that person for someone else, to embrace their quirks, to be able to be themselves unapologetically, because I think that’s what ignited that change in me, because I saw someone else saying, you know what? I am going to do this because I can.
[Images move though to show various open magazines featuring “Sara Shams”, and then a split screen of Sara walking the runway in a green drees on the left and a silver dress on the right]
I want it to be normalised to see someone like me on the runway.
[Image changes to show a scrolling screen of Sara’s Instagram, and then the image changes to show a medium view of Sara talking to the camera]
If you were a brand, you should have disability on your grid and not just for International Women’s Day or International Day of People with Disability.
[Image changes to show Sara smiling at her smartphone, and then the image changes to show Sara’s hands scrolling her Instagram on her smartphone]
Because we exist, we shop, we work, we love fashion.
[Image changes to show a close view of Sara talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show Sara modelling clothes in the mirror]
So it’s really important to have that representation authentically every day.
[Images move through to show Sara modelling for her smartphone, modelling in the mirror, and then a close view of Sara talking to the camera]
I’ve come to realise that the disability is not the barrier.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Sara talking to the camera]
The barriers are what society has put up.
[Image changes to show a close view of Sara talking to the camera]
So that includes attitudinal barriers, which is what people think I can or cannot do.
[Images move through to show views of Sara modelling at her mirror, Sara smiling, a medium and then a close view of Sara talking to the camera]
There are so many things that people can do to be more supportive of people with disability.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Sara talking to the camera]
Educate yourself.
[Image changes to show a close view of Sara talking to the camera]
Raise awareness of your disabilities.
[Music plays and image changes to show a three way split screen of Sara modelling dresses a blue patterned drees on the left, an orange dress in the middle and a red flowered dress on the right]
[Image changes to show a close view of Sara talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show a medium view of Sara smiling at the camera]
I’m Sara Shams and I’m an Ambassador for International Day of People with Disability.
[Music plays and image changes to show a blue screen with the International Day of People with Disability logo, and text appears: www.idpwd.com.au]